I have already addresed these ...... no nothing you put forward or addressed can or does demonstate HC's plausability without assuming it first, this is your underlining prmeise which is HC is plausable because you can interprete data in a HC way even though you have no reason to do so.....you dont seem to see that you are arguing yourself in circles...... philip madsen <pma15027@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Allen, there are two fallacies in your presentation, because they ignore reasonable evidence. This evidence is secure mathmatically and mechanically irregardless of whether gravity is this or that, and whether mass is this or that. 1. Orbiting bodies follow specific laws of mass speed and distance. This is proven on earth by practical experiment, easily demonstrated. no experiment you can perform on earth can/ has shown that the not without begging the question of 1. what is gravity and 2. where is the moment of motion in the universe which the question you are attempting to address 2. Using these same calculations and knowing (even if roughly), the mass of the earth, satellites orbits prove these calculations. They are so accurate that they actually correct the mass of the earth to the nth degree. The distances are accurately confirmed by Radar. Given the earth orbits the sun the weight distances and speeds all conform to the same formula as for calculating the moons orbit and our local satellites. This the mass of the sun is further confirmed by known configurations of the other planets, re distance weight orbit speed etc. , and no geocentrist denies they orbit the sun. The only way, and this is the only way, that the earth could be static in the above scenario, is for there to be an aether holding "elastically" the whole universe and rotating it around our central world, in such a manner as to allow all the natural laws of orbits to be maintained. This is a hypotheses which supports both systems. You get no where denying what science can see and measure. That was the way flat earthers went into oblivion. This relative motion of aether and heliocentrism, brings to mind the mechanical miracle of the universal gear used to drive the rear wheels of a motor vehicle... Amazing.. Philip. ----- Original Message ----- From: Allen Daves To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 4:39 AM Subject: [geocentrism] Re: Question Begging The whole concept of larger objects going around smaller objects begs the question without knowledge of what and where the center of mass for all the objects in question (the universe) is in the first place...must start wtih what you have not what you imagine...?. to start with a model with no motion to the earth is not a proof for or against earth motion nor does it assume anything?. it is only the logical position from which to begin the experimental and theoretical process necessary to ascertain any proof for or against. The model it self is not proof it is only a premise or foundation for the discovery process. As stated may times one must logically begin with what you have not with what you do not have since proof for motion is the question any model that assumes the motion or interprets the data in terms of motion that is used to support or build a case for motion on is a circular fallacy. Where taking observations and conducting experiments with no assumptions of motion is simply beginning with what you have?.. what you have dose not include any argument or justification for incorporating that Idea it into ones interpretations of observations. ..to look out and see other objects in the heavens move does not tell you what is absolute motion or what or whether or not you would and could feel/ detect those motions if you were there?..and since you are not there?..?..think about that for a while? Bernard Brauer <bbrauer777@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: It's begging the question twice.. who says the sun is heavier, it could be lighter ( no pun intended ) ? If you could capture fire and then weigh it, I bet it would not weigh very much. Even if it were heavier, don't you think God could say, "I'll just create this heavy sun over here and make it orbit the Earth?" It's begging the question twice because the assumption is being made that the sun is heavier than the Earth when "logic" would say otherwise, and also the assumption is being made that a far-away heavy object can't orbit a lighter object. I would even question the distance to the sun and the size of the sun. Bernie philip madsen <pma15027@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Its not begging the question.. simple logic that a lighter mass orbits a larger heavier mass, and not the reverse, as easily demonstrated on earth, tells us that heliocentric cosmology is the most probable, and rational explanation. The contrary which appears irrational and against natural laws as we experience them is much more difficult to justify, requiring extremely different approaches. If it were not for the Bible and the Word of God, none of us here would ever have any reason to doubt the MS explanation unless of course we were of the flat earth variety. Yet even here I am unfair. Some of the scientific proofs offered at the time, which I have read concerning the flat earth were extremely ingenious, and still fool me. Neville reminded me of it in his description of the working of the resolution of the human eye. That (heliocentric cosmology) is the "stumbling block" which "confounds the wise.....that seeing they shall not perceive" . We have no justification in condemning the wisdom of the world, given that they do not receive the Grace of this perception, which puts we who are the fools, on the right and true course. Yet given that, we have not arrived at any scientific proof that is any more reasonable than that which MS has proposed. Perhaps that is the wisdom of God, that they must find their own way, without any co-ercion from us. Philip. ----- Original Message ----- From: Allen Daves To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 11:57 AM Subject: [geocentrism] Re: Question Begging Excellent.....since there is no Observation or experience that the earth is moving without assuming that the earth is indeed moving (begging the question) therefore the only logical course to begin from is a model earth absent of movement and then attempt to prove or demonstrate any movement if any?..of course all the experiments would lead one to the conclusion that is in fact not in motion without begging the question.....It is only via the assumption of its movement which was never demonstrated to begin with that one can even begin to explain away the observations and experience that are consistent with the only logical positions to start from namely that the earth is without any demonsratable motion ??..therefore to assume that the earth does in fact move is to build upon a foundation of sand and or suggest that it is or must be moving because it could be in some theoretical and or imaginational framework and then to call it science is not only a circular fallacy but is......well quite silly! 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